Andrejs Gražulis

Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB, on loan from Virtus Bologna.

Andrejs Gražulis

Gražulis with Virtus Bologna in 2025
Joventut Badalona
Position	Power forward
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 31) Koknese, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Ventspils
2014	→Valmiera
2014–2017	Ventspils
2017–2018	Parma Basket
2018–2019	VEF Rīga
2019–2020	Derthona
2020–2022	Trieste
2022–2024	Dolomiti Energia Trento
2024–present	Virtus Bologna
2025–present	→Joventut Badalona
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Latvia European U-20 Championship 2013 Estonia

Early career

Gražulis started playing organized basketball at the age of 16. His main sport as a young teenager had been athletics, but in 2009 he was discovered during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils.^[1] He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team.

Professional career

On 14 July 2017 Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League for the 2017–18 season.^[2] He spent the 2019-20 season with Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2. Gražulis signed with Allianz Trieste on 19 June 2020.^[3] He averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. On 3 July 2021 Gražulis re-signed with the team.^[4]

On 17 June 2022 he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[5]

On 30 June 2024, Gražulis signed with Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.^[6] On 1 April 2025, he was loaned to Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB for the rest of the season.^[7]

International career

In July 2013, Gražulis represented U20 Latvian National Team that won silver in U20 European Championship. Gražulis made key basket at the end of the game to secure Latvia's win over Spain and place in finals.^[8]

In the following year he received first call-up to Latvian National Team.^[9]

On 7 September 2023, Gražulis scored a game-high 28 points in a win against Italy in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 5th-8th place classification round, making 12/13 field goals 9/10 free throws, and 3/3 three-pointers.^[10]